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MAG-23 Guadalcanal(2023)

★ 8.3 BGG1 players15 minWeight 2.33
Action / EventAction DraftingDice Rolling

Games like MAG-23 Guadalcanal

Looking for games like MAG-23 Guadalcanal? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on picking moves from a shared, ever-shifting pool of options and pushing your luck against the roll. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Battles of Normandy: A Solitaire Wargame(2022)

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★ 8.11–2 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

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★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

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The Lost Valley: The Siege of Diên Biên Phù(2020)

★ 7.81 players90 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

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Pacific Tide: The United States Versus Japan, 1941-45(2019)

★ 7.21–2 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

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Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of WWII(2019)

★ 7.71 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

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Long Range Recon Patrol: A Solitaire Wargame(2023)

★ 8.71 players10 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Iwo Jima: Hell On Earth(2025)

★ 8.31 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

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